Programmatic Ad Operations Specialist (PST or MST)

StackAdapt; Canada (KY); Remote; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading tech company is seeking a Programmatic Ad Operations Specialist to manage advertising campaigns and optimize processes in a remote-first environment. The ideal candidate will have 2-3 years of experience in digital advertising, strong communication skills, and proficiency in campaign management tools. This role offers competitive salary, health benefits, and opportunities for personal development and training.

Benefits

Highly competitive salary

Retirement/401K/Pension

Competitive Paid time off

Mental health care platform

Health benefits from day one

Work from home reimbursements

Global WeWork membership

Robust training and onboarding

Coverage for personal development

Access to courses and certifications

Parental leave program

Supportive culture

Social and team events

Qualifications

• 2–3 years of experience in digital advertising or programmatic ad operations.
• Hands-on expertise to manage campaigns effectively.
• Experience building and optimizing digital marketing campaigns.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Client Services for campaign deliverables.
• Create and deliver pixel-based data-capturing systems.
• Identify optimization opportunities for the campaign setup process.

Skills

Digital advertising expertise

Campaign optimization

Data-capturing systems

Proficiency in Excel

Excellent communication

Tools

DV360

Meta

Amazon

Job description

Programmatic Ad Operations Specialist (CST, MST or PST)

Canada; United States

StackAdapt is the leading technology company that empowers marketers to reach, engage, and convert audiences with precision. With 465 billion automated optimizations per second, the AI-powered StackAdapt Marketing Platform seamlessly connects brand and performance marketing to drive measurable results across the entire customer journey. The most forward-thinking marketers choose StackAdapt to orchestrate high-impact campaigns across programmatic advertising and marketing channels.

As aProgrammatic Ad Operations Specialist, you'll play a pivotal role in managing programmatic advertising campaigns. Reporting to the Manager of Ad Operations, you'll collaborate closely with our Client Services team to ensure seamless campaign execution, from trafficking and pixel implementation to performance analysis, all within a dynamic and remote-first environment.

This position is designed for professionals who have hands-on experience in programmatic advertising and are looking to expand their impact. You’ll take ownership of key aspects of programmatic campaign management, collaborate with cross-functional teams, and contribute to process improvements that directly influence campaign success. It’s an opportunity to leverage your existing skills while growing into a more strategic and high-responsibility position within the team.

We are open to candidates located anywhere in PST, MST, or CST time zones. We are not currently reviewing any applicants residing in EST.

What you'll be doing:

• Collaborate with Client Services to fulfill client deliverables, including campaign trafficking, campaign modifications, and internal-facing ad operations
• Creation and delivery of pixel-based data-capturing systems
• QA campaign assets, pixels and campaigns before launching
• Identify areas of opportunity to optimize the campaign setup process alongside our product and technology teams
• Establish techniques, best practices and processes to support and maximize the creation of successful campaigns

What you’ll bring to the table:

• 2–3 years of relevant experience in digital advertising or programmatic ad operations, bringing hands-on expertise to manage campaigns effectively from day one.
• Experience building and optimizing digital marketing campaigns
• Experience creating and delivering pixel-based data-capturing systems
• Experience using DV360, Meta, or Amazon is a plus
• Foundation in marketing concepts and business-related marketing objectives
• Proficiency in Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and the Google Suite of Business Applications
• The ability to grasp technical concepts and platform-based knowledge, and distill that knowledge into clear, concise communications
• An understanding of the digital advertising sales landscape, trends, and ideas
• Proven success whilst working in a fast-paced environment
• Bonus: email marketing campaign experience

Please note: If your application is shortlisted, the next step will be a short video submission. You’ll receive an email with a few questions to answer on video, which will help us better understand your experience and approach. Once we’ve reviewed your video, we’ll let you know if we’d like to move forward with an interview. Thank you in advance for taking the time to submit your application—we truly appreciate it.

StackAdapt's Enjoy:

• Highly competitive salary
• Retirement/ 401K/ Pension Savings globally
• Competitive Paid time off packages including birthday's off!
• Access to a comprehensive mental health care platform
• Health benefits from day one of employment
• Work from home reimbursements
• Optional global WeWork membership for those who want a change from their home office and hubs in London and Toronto
• Robust training and onboarding program
• Coverage and support of personal development initiatives (conferences, courses, books etc)
• Access to StackAdapt programmatic courses and certifications to support continuous learning
• An awesome parental leave program
• A friendly, welcoming, and supportive culture
• Our social and team events!

About StackAdapt

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